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FZNT02 KNHC 110942
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU SEP 11 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU SEP 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI SEP 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT SEP 13.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IKE AT 25.2N 87.6W 946 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 11 MOVING 
W-NW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 GUSTS 105 
KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 220 NM NE QUADRANT...150 
NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE 
QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 400 NM NW QUADRANT WITH  
SEAS TO 44 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 26.3N 91.0W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 95 GUSTS 115 KT.  LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IKE NEAR 28.4N 95.2W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 110 GUSTS 135 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 210 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 43 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL STORM IKE INLAND NEAR 32.5N 96.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE INLAND NEAR 37.0N 
90.5W.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 25 GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC S OF 27N AND W OF 78W  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROUGH FROM 13N TO 23N ALONG 59W MOVING W 10 KT.  FROM 18N 
TO 24N WITHIN 300 NM E OF AXIS  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH S OF 27N ALONG 72W.  FROM 22N TO 26N 
WITHIN 240 NM OF AXIS  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH S OF 27N ALONG 74W.  WITHIN 180 NM OF 
TROUGH AXIS  E TO SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 80W  S WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 20N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 18N W OF 83W  SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  W OF 84W  SE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N FROM 70W TO 76W  E TO SE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W  E WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES  WIND 
TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 90W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 375 
NM NE AND 240 NM SW SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER OF IKE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IKE WARNING...WITHIN 420 
NM NE AND 270 NM SW SEMICIRCLES  WIND TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER OF IKE.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.